International Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny international festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and 2019 line-up information for international festivals such as Primavera Sound, Le Guess Who and Toronto Film Fest.
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SxswSXSW Music Diary: The Austin Invasion, Rhymesayers 20th, and Swervedriver's survival guide
Unrelenting rain thins the numbers and shows our schedule the window when the festival should be in full swing. There’s an appointment to keep wit... Read more »| 21 Mar 2015 -
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SXSW Music Diary: Viet Cong, Courtney Barnett, and The Twilight Sad's South By advice
Day three of our time at SXSW Music conference starts with a sobering reminder that there’s absolutely no bloody way we’re going to see half the ... Read more »| 21 Mar 2015 -
SxswSXSW Music Diary: Hudson Mohawke, United Fruit, and Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
With its Tech and Film strands already in full flow by the time our plane touched the tarmac, this past Tuesday marked the beginning of South By Southwest&rs... Read more »| 20 Mar 2015 -
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Scottish bands seek to make their mark at SxSW 2015
As thousands of bands descend on SxSW with a quest to prove their mettle under the international music media’s gaze this month, three of Scotland’s brightest look forward to the scrum Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
International Festivals
Public Enemy, Lightning Bolt and Swans join the ATP Iceland line-up
Hip-hop icons Public Enemy, post-punk experimentalists Swans and Rhode Island noiserock duo Lightning Bolt are among the latest additions to the bill fo... Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
Travel
Mosquitoes, Monasteries and Myanmar: Travel Writing Runners-Up
Here are some of our favourite runners-up from our Travel Writing competition, with tales from across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Read more »| 05 Feb 2015
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TravelInternational Events Calendar 2015
Planning on travelling this year? From design expos and book fairs to film and music festivals, here are some of the cultural highlights we are most looking forward to. Read more »| 05 Feb 2015 -
MusicThe Twilight Sad, United Fruit, Hector Bizerk among Scottish bands set for SXSW
The seven bands set to fly the flag for Scottish music in Creative Scotland’s showcase at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival have been... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 – Saturday
As Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 draws to an end, Vic Galloway writes home on the merits of going Dutch Read more »| 18 Jan 2015 -
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 – Friday
As Groningen's annual European showcase hurtles its way to a close, Vic Galloway makes his way to the front for revelational sets from Kate Tempest, Bad Breeding, and Throes + The Shine Read more »| 17 Jan 2015 -
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 – Thursday
Day two of Vic Galloway's Dutch adventure becomes a pan-European experience in every way Read more »| 16 Jan 2015 -
MusicIggy Pop joins ATP Iceland 2015 line-up
Punk godfather Iggy Pop and US post-hardcore luminaries Drive Like Jehu have been added to the line-up for this summer’s ATP Iceland festival. They jo... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2015 – Wednesday
Kicking off his festival calendar in earnest, Vic Galloway's never-ending quest for compelling new music takes him to Groningen's Eurosonic Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
Trans Musicales
Trans Musicales 2014, Rennes 4-7 December
Trans Musicales is renowned for its originality and variety. 2014's edition doesn't disappoint Read more »| 19 Dec 2014 -
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Les Trans Musicales de Rennes 2014
The 36th edition of the French festival looks to be as serendipitous as the first, which is of course half the fun. Read more »| 22 Oct 2014